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Chauncey Judd: Wooster's Barn

Tobiah and Rachel Seizure of Henry Wooster Wooster's Barn When the morning of Thursday dawned, the storm showed no signs of abatement. The wind blew as only March winds can blow,…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 26, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 25, 1805April 27, 1805April 26, 1805 Friday April 26th 1805. This morning I dispatched Joseph Fields up the yellowstone river with orders…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 26, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 25, 1805May 27, 1805May 26, 1805 Sunday May 26th 1805. Set out at an early hour and proceeded principally by the toe line, using the oars…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 28, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 27, 1806May 29, 1806May 28, 1806 Wednesday May 28th 1806. We sent Goodrich to the village of the broken arm this morning he returned in the…

liver

(Encyclopedia) liver, largest glandular organ of the body, weighing about 3 lb (1.36 kg). It is reddish brown in color and is divided into four lobes of unequal size and shape. The liver lies on the…

Miller, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Miller, Arthur, 1915–2005, American dramatist, b. New York City, grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1938. One of America's most distinguished playwrights, he has been hailed as the finest…

Memphis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…

data encryption

(Encyclopedia) data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data…

Carolina campaign

(Encyclopedia) Carolina campaign, 1780–81, of the American Revolution. After Sir Henry Clinton had captured Charleston, he returned to New York, leaving a British force under Cornwallis to…